The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is expected to rule next month on PPL Electric Utilities’ plan to build the $510 million Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. Many homeowners along the route are protesting the line, concerned about health problems from high-voltage electromagnetic fields and the effects on property values. The plan calls for replacing the current 80-foot utility towers with 190-foot towers, and adding 500 kilovolts to the existing 230-kilovolt lines.Read more from The Pocono Record.
EMI from Power Line Concerns Pa. Homeowners

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is expected to rule next month on PPL Electric Utilities’ plan to build the $510 million Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. Many homeowners along the route are protesting the line, concerned about health problems from high-voltage electromagnetic fields and the effects on property values. The plan calls for replacing the current 80-foot utility towers with 190-foot towers, and adding 500 kilovolts to the existing 230-kilovolt lines.Read more from The Pocono Record.

